West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil WarYale University Press, 28 Mar 2007 - 416 halaman “This thoughtful, engaging examination of the Reconstruction Era . . . will be appealing . . . to anyone interested in the roots of present-day American politics” (Publishers Weekly). The story of Reconstruction is not simply about the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. In many ways, the late nineteenth century defined modern America, as Southerners, Northerners, and Westerners forged a national identity that united three very different regions into a country that could become a world power. A sweeping history of the United States from the era of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, this engaging book tracks the formation of the American middle class while stretching the boundaries of our understanding of Reconstruction. Historian Heather Cox Richardson ties the North and West into the post–Civil War story that usually focuses narrowly on the South. By weaving together the experiences of real individuals who left records in their own words—from ordinary Americans such as a plantation mistress, a Native American warrior, and a labor organizer, to prominent historical figures such as Andrew Carnegie, Julia Ward Howe, Booker T. Washington, and Sitting Bull—Richardson tells a story about the creation of modern America. |
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... railroad car or applauded President Grover Cleveland's use of the army against the Pullman strikers. They are also Theodore Roosevelt's ideal hardworking citizens, black cowboy Nat Love's race-blind westerners, Americans who begged the ...
... railroad car or applauded President Grover Cleveland's use of the army against the Pullman strikers. They are also Theodore Roosevelt's ideal hardworking citizens, black cowboy Nat Love's race-blind westerners, Americans who begged the ...
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... rivers and forced even Sherman to sleep in a tree. Hampton, galled at his inability to protect his land, writhed as the enemy burned homes, killed livestock, and destroyed railroads and the region's productivity. ''I ∞∏ Spring 1865.
... rivers and forced even Sherman to sleep in a tree. Hampton, galled at his inability to protect his land, writhed as the enemy burned homes, killed livestock, and destroyed railroads and the region's productivity. ''I ∞∏ Spring 1865.
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... railroads and the region's productivity. ''I have directed my men to shoot down all of your men who are caught burning ... railroad system, the destruction of our machine shops and factories and the spoliation of the people at large who ...
... railroads and the region's productivity. ''I have directed my men to shoot down all of your men who are caught burning ... railroad system, the destruction of our machine shops and factories and the spoliation of the people at large who ...
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... railroads, so cities were compact, without urban sprawl. Most people lived in the country, making a living from the land or the sea. Just by applying his labor to natural resources, a man could transform them into something useful ...
... railroads, so cities were compact, without urban sprawl. Most people lived in the country, making a living from the land or the sea. Just by applying his labor to natural resources, a man could transform them into something useful ...
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... railroad entrepreneur; by 1860, he was in charge of the Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, making $1,500 a year.≥∑ Northerners believed that their free labor economy created true republican government by guaranteeing ...
... railroad entrepreneur; by 1860, he was in charge of the Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, making $1,500 a year.≥∑ Northerners believed that their free labor economy created true republican government by guaranteeing ...
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